Number: 257
English: HON 1951 #79 (HON 1987 #107 is a variation)
Title: My Heart Was Sad and Weary
Name: 
Words: Sam Jones
Music: Mrs J. G. Wilson
Copyright: 
Meter: 
Form: 

My heart was sad and wea¤¤ry–
I had no rest with¤¤in
And wan¤dered on in dark¤¤ness,
Still deep¤er in¤to ¤sin:
In¤iq¤ui¤ty had bound ¤me,
And all was dark as ¤night;
In bit¤ter¤ness of spir¤¤it,
I longed for peace and ¤light.

Chorus:
I’m glad I met with Je¤¤sus–
He bade my sins de¤¤part;
He came with joy and glad¤¤ness
To dwell with¤in my ¤heart.

I sought earth’s fad¤ing treas¤¤ures,
Some last¤ing joy to ¤gain;
Its pleas¤ures dis¤ap¤point¤¤ed–
I found them void and ¤vain;
Life seemed to be a fail¤¤ure:
The joys it could im¤¤part
Left but re¤morse and sad¤¤ness
And sor¤row in my ¤heart.

The dark¤ness seemed to deep¤¤en;
No light, no hope was ¤nigh,
When, lo! I heard the Sav¤¤iour,
Who then was pass¤ing ¤by.
In kind¤ly tones He whis¤¤pered,
“Oh, soul I died for ¤thee,
And bore in my own bod¤¤y
Your sins up¤on the ¤tree.”